Top positive review

I am not a morning person, and usually can't wake up while it's still dark. I can sleep through any alarm tone no matter how loud or harsh. I also suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder which only makes me more likely to sleep the day away, especially in winter.

I have had this alarm for a little over a month at this point, and have not slept through it once. It allows me to wake up naturally and stress free. I only use the sunrise function, but there is an alarm tone as well. I was worried about whether it would be worth paying for an expensive alarm like this, but it was definitely worth the money.

Top critical review

I have decided to send this item back for a refund as I’ve been left feeling really disappointed. I had hoped it would transform my mornings, but the only difference is that when the dreadful alarm sound wakes me, I open my eyes to a lighter room than I normally would. I have learnt that I don’t react to light when sleeping, so there is no “gentle wake up” for me. What you get in the package is very basic for the price you pay, and the user interface is clunky and difficult to understand. I am fairly technology savvy, and I keep having to refer back to the booklet. The lamp also gets extremely hot to touch and it gives off quite a lot of heat.

The sunset feature is quite nice, but the light dims too fast and it doesn’t feel like a nice, gradual effect. There is only one choice of alarm sound with this model, and it’s a dreadful one that jolts me awake. For the same price or cheaper, I could buy a smart bulb to put in my bedside lamp and set it to dim/brighten in the same way the Lumie does. I would not recommend this product to family or friends.

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I am not a morning person, and usually can't wake up while it's still dark. I can sleep through any alarm tone no matter how loud or harsh. I also suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder which only makes me more likely to sleep the day away, especially in winter.

I have had this alarm for a little over a month at this point, and have not slept through it once. It allows me to wake up naturally and stress free. I only use the sunrise function, but there is an alarm tone as well. I was worried about whether it would be worth paying for an expensive alarm like this, but it was definitely worth the money.

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This lamp is really worth the money. It will wake you up in the winter mornings when its dark outside. The trick is, then you have to get up. It will not make you get out of your bed. So even when you are woken up by this lamp, you can still fall back asleep. However, it is really nice to wake up into the light of this lamp as it reminds you of a morning Sun. Before you open your eyes you feel as if a Sun was shining on your face and then there is those few milliseconds of confusion and disappointment when you will realize its not a Sun, its the lamp but what matters is that you are now awake! Also it serves as a bedside lamp for me, even for reading. I never use the sound alarm of this lamp, because the main advantage of it is to be woken up with no sound, naturally, just by light. Bought it also for my mum and she loves it too.

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I bought this because the winters in England are dark and I really struggle to wake up and actually feel awake. Other reviews state that people wake up before the alarm sounds, just because their room is lit up. I have not found this. With that being said, the clock is still working wonders. I suppose my brain knows the room is light even though I don't wake up because of it. When the alarm does go off (a very quiet beeping) I wake up wide eyed and bushy tailed! It is amazing. I suppose my brain is registering the light and waking up is so easy! It is also a great light to read by. In addition, my husband wakes up later than I do and with the light dimmed down I can still get ready for work without turning on the bright over head light and don't wake him up. Would 100 recommend. Definitely worth the money.

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Edit in 2019: it stopped working a few months in and since you can't repair it yourself and the fuss of packing it safely and sending to the producer for repair was just too much & costly I gave it away. So in the end it was a pretty thing but waste of money.________________Original review:It's quite how big impact a small change can have! I was somewhat sceptical about this lamp but I figured anything that can help me wake up more rested at the early hours I must get up is worth a try. I'm glad I did!The slowly dimming light was very helpful in relaxing and helping me fall asleep earlier than I usually manage so that was the first benefit.And the very slowly brightening light in the morning woke me up rested and aware without being jolted out of sleep like normal alarms do. So for the first time I didn't need a coffee to be coherent!On top of all that it looks very nice on my bedside table.I absolutely love it :)

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Not really worth the money as the light doesn't really rouse me from sleep and I still need to use an alarm. Also rather annoyingly the clock runs slow, I had it set a minute fast and after a month it was nearly 5 mins slow! Have now had to reset the time twice, and only had it 3 months. Maybe I just got a dud but for £50 I would have at least liked a product that keeps the correct time!

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Really great product! Bought it to help ease the trauma of the alarm going off at 5.30am on those dark winter mornings. I set it for 5 minutes later that I want to wake up as I am quite sensitive to the light and was waking up too early. But now we've figured that out its great.

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This is great, I am deaf so alarm clocks do not work but light does so I am very pleased with this product, it wakes a person with the light gradually getting brighter, has alarm as well for hearing people of course. Great idea and very pleased I bought this so I hope it will give a lot of service. Easy to use and set up so well worth the money in my opinion.

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Several Years on.. I still use this every winter and wouldn't be without it now. It really does help. I did have to replace the bulb and made the mistake of buying an led thinking it would be more efficient but they don't work in this product because of the dimming. Bought the cheaper normal bulb and it's fine again.

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The alarm clock itself is exactly what I was looking for however the bulb the came with it was broken so I have had to order another lumie bulb which has cost me more money than I originally wanted to spend, as a student £5 per light bulb is quite expensive and the process of returning the alarm clock and waiting for a new one to be sent out is not worth my time.

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this is the best item i have ever purchased. i was worried about waking up with only a beep sound however due the gentle light increasing over the 1/2 hour you are only light sleeping so found it easy to wake. you feel much more refreshed in the morning, didn't put it on for one morning and could definately tell the difference.there is only one button for settings and find this a bit fiddly but it is outweighe by ho well the clock works. would recommned to anyone who hates getting up in the mornings especially with the dark mornings.